RELAPSER Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

relapser

noun

Definition of relapser

as in offender

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Noun

His lacerating wit spares no member of his staff—a mix of true incompetents, off-putting savants, ticking time bombs, and onetime offenders prematurely consigned to professional purgatory.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Penalties increase if offenders cover their faces or someone is injured.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of offender

Noun

The plan also calls for going a step further — pushing for legislation at the state level to enable license suspension for serial recidivists.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
As recidivist would-be escapees, de Boeldieu, Marechal, and Rosenthal are transferred to an impregnable medieval fortress, commanded by Captain von Rauffenstein, now burnt, broken in body, and wearing a neck brace.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Definition of recidivist

Noun

This can help prevent criminals from opening new credit accounts using your information.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Ford placed the inmate’s bid for clemency on the agenda of the state pardons board — an example, Lombardo claims, of the way Ford treats criminals.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of criminal

Noun

The district has a formal process for challenging instructional materials, which requires parents to first raise objections with their school’s principal before appealing to the district through a reconsideration form.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
Britton plays Ellen Cooke, a high school principal and single mother to Sonny (Nivola); the pair have a perfect, loving mother-son relationship.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of principal

Noun

Well, unless the Big 12 sees an absolute meltdown over the next 45 days, Texas Tech will undoubtedly be looking back at this performance on the road as the culprit for its season taking a drastic turn.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Hur’s film stops short of naming a culprit, and its critics argue that the open ending implicates Park or his government.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of culprit

Noun

Yet, punishing such authoritarian lawbreakers for their domestic and international crimes is essential, in my view.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
The lawbreakers were gathered this day on a cliff and a nearby arch, a crowd of around 50 young people — 14- to 20-year-olds, mostly males.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of lawbreaker

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